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Re: 350 ticking noise but only at idle. What would it be?
another update-
i pulled the flexplate cover. I noticed that one of the bolts for the cover was resting on the exhaust pipe so i thought i lucked out and that was the vibration. Wrong!! The inside of the cover is very marked up from the flexplate making contact with it. Also, this cover seems heavy duty. Its very thick and rigid. Ive seen others made of sheet metal. Anyways, all of the bolt looked and felt fine for the flex plate. But you can see in the pictures where its contacting the cover. I did find a crack also which i posted a picture of.
As far as replacement, i read that i can unbolt the engine and trans but put longer threaded rods thru the bottom holes for a guide. At that point i should be able to slide the trans back a few inches to get the flex plate out and without having to take off the cooler lines, driveshaft, etc...is this correct?
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